When Calla, a blue ticket woman, begins to question her fate, she must go on the run.
But what if the life you're given is the wrong one? And once you've taken your ticket, there is no going back. You are relieved of the terrible burden of choice. A blue ticket grants you a career and freedom. A white ticket grants you marriage and children. On the day of your first bleed, you report to the station to learn what kind of woman you will be. " ( New York Times Book Review )įrom the author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted novel The Water Cure ("ingenious and incendiary" ( The New Yorker )) comes another mesmerizing, refracted vision of our society: What if the life you're given is the wrong one?Ĭalla knows how the lottery works.
Blue Ticket adds something new to the dystopian tradition set by Orwell’s 1984 or Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. " writing is clear and sharp, with piercing moments of wisdom and insight that drive toward a pitch-perfect ending.
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